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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of participants in emerging regions of Ethiopia, 2016

From: Factors associated with the access and continuum of vaccination services among children aged 12–23 months in the emerging regions of Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demography and health survey

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age of the respondents in years

15–24

198

30.8

25–34

329

51.2

  ≥ 35

115

18.0

Religion of the participants

Orthodox

61

9.5

Protestant

116

18.1

Muslim

438

68.2

Others

27

4.2

Region of the respondents

Afar

162

25.2

Somali

196

30.5

Benshangul_Gumuz

152

23.7

Gambella

132

20.6

Residence of the participants

Urban

108

16.8

Rural

534

83.2

Educational status of the respondents

No education

458

71.3

Primary

127

19.8

Secondary and above

57

8.9

Sex of household head

Male

426

66.4

Female

216

33.6

Husband education

No

408

63.5

Primary

109

17.0

Secondary and above

125

19.5

Current marital status of the respondents

Unmarried

43

6.7

Married

599

93.3

Husband occupation

No work

93

14.5

Professional work

85

13.2

Agricultural

293

45.6

Others

171

26.6

Occupation of the respondents

No work

418

65.1

Professional work

33

5.1

Agricultural

128

19.9

Others

63

9.8